Integrating IR and RF from different systems
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:34 pm
Does anyone know the technicalities of integrating different RF and IR systems together? This is to offer maximum flexibility of whole house control. Let me explain:
Given an RF powermid receiver, OFA 9910 RF receiver, Channel Plus Channel injector. Each of these three devices has a mini-jack port to connect an IR emitter to control your equipment. The problem is I then have 3 IR emitters and I'd like to match certain ones to each of my several components. So I would love to have them all plug into some kind of IR engine like a Xantech connecting block (e.g., they make a multi-zone block that "appears" to be what I want).
I guess the real question is can you just connect double-ended mini-jack plugs between my three IR emitter ports and combine them together with a connecting block? I can't seem to find anything that references routing these signals from different sources like this through a connecting block - are some 5Volt and other 12Volt, etc. I just don't have a clue about the signal coming out of these mini-ports and the signal the connecting block is expecting.
Greatly appreciated if anyone can offer any insight on this one.
Thanks.
Given an RF powermid receiver, OFA 9910 RF receiver, Channel Plus Channel injector. Each of these three devices has a mini-jack port to connect an IR emitter to control your equipment. The problem is I then have 3 IR emitters and I'd like to match certain ones to each of my several components. So I would love to have them all plug into some kind of IR engine like a Xantech connecting block (e.g., they make a multi-zone block that "appears" to be what I want).
I guess the real question is can you just connect double-ended mini-jack plugs between my three IR emitter ports and combine them together with a connecting block? I can't seem to find anything that references routing these signals from different sources like this through a connecting block - are some 5Volt and other 12Volt, etc. I just don't have a clue about the signal coming out of these mini-ports and the signal the connecting block is expecting.
Greatly appreciated if anyone can offer any insight on this one.
Thanks.